Here is when I usually announce that the weekend will be an author free-for-all and you as the reader get some interesting additional tidbits about the author,  her views on writing and an excerpt from the work.

But, as with the rest of the world, things are changing here at Sable Lit Reviews too!

This will be the final post for our wonderful interview session with Shobhan Bantwal live on the blog, but be sure to read the entire post to find out how you can still get the additional info and excerpts you’re use to.

SLR:  Shobhan, I can believe this is the last day. I could talk endlessly about the many themes within your novel Forbidden Daughter. And we will get into more of the finer details later! (wink, wink!!) But tell my blog audience, why did you want to tell this story, (FORBIDDEN)?

SB: Writing fiction was a great way to bring awareness to a social problem that plagues India’s women and girl children. I get a lot of feedback from readers thanking me for opening their eyes to issues in India and South Asia that they were not aware of. Weaving a social-political topic into a fictionalized book is a fun way to get on one’s soapbox without sermonizing as such.

And there it is, a great and interesting look not only into Shobhan Bantwal and her works, but also the women of Indian culture and society. I hope you have found the spotlight to be entertaining as well as informative. Don’t forget Shobhan’s newsletter and guess book or her Spice Corner.

OK, as I alluded to earlier, Sable Lit Reviews is starting a newsletter. Its first edition is due out around mid to late March and Shobhan has agreed to answer additional questions about the themes and characters of her book Forbidden Daughter exclusively to the subscribers of my newsletter. Now, don’t fret!! The newsletter is free to join. Its just one more outlet from which you, the readers, can get more of what you’d like to read about and more in a variety of media formats. Plus the newsletter allows me to better manage the content I provide on the blog.

As you’ll see when you sign up using the box at the top write marked, “Join Our Mailing List” I will never share your email addresses. While the newsletter may contain references to books and multicultural writing materials that are available for purchase,  you will never receive direct marketing paraphanalia of any kind.

So join the blog or join the newsletter for more interesting insights in to this multicultural world in which we live. Heck, why not join both and be fully informed!

Related Posts:

• The Smooth Ride and the Choppy Waters of Forbiddden Daughter
• The Culture in Bantwal’s Work
• Shobhan’s Work
• Who Is Shobhan
• Introducing Shobhan Bantwal